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SLC-0L-02: Shiny Object, Using an iPhone and the Sun
Whether photographing people or objects, how you approach your lighting is far more important than what camera and lighting gear you use. To illustrate, today we are going to photograph a complex, mirrored surface—an alto saxophone—using just an iPhone for … Continue reading
Tips for Using On-Camera Flash for Beginners
Flash is a challenging subject and can be confusing if you’ve never used it. These two videos will give you an overview of some flash basics you need to know, and how to take the next step when using flash … Continue reading
How to Take Amazing Photos Using the MIOPS Splash Water Drop Kit
Water droplet photography is a dream for almost every creative photographer. When a water drop collides with another drop, it creates beautiful crowns and other shapes that look fabulous. Capturing those moments is a very satisfying experience for a photographer. … Continue reading
How to Make a Composite Wine Bottle Image using Photoshop Layers
A wine bottle is always a tricky subject to photograph. The highly reflective nature of the glass makes it hard to use frontal lighting, while backlighting will not reach the label. In short, the perfect light for the glass will … Continue reading
4 Tips to Help You Love Using Manual Mode
In this article, I’d like to share with you a few tips on how to utilize some of your camera’s functions to help you come to grips with shooting in Manual Mode. Sometimes stripping back to the basics and only … Continue reading
Lightroom Coffee Break: Using the Auto Settings in Lightroom Classic CC
In this video, Benjamin Warde describes the recently improved Auto adjustment feature in Lightroom Classic CC and how to use it for specific adjustments instead of globally. B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions. Canon, Nikon and Sony News, … Continue reading
How to Easily Watermark Your Images Using Lightroom
In this article, I’m going to show you just how easy it is to watermark your images using Lightroom. With photography, it’s the simple things which often become the most important. Simple moments like the sun shining through that perfect … Continue reading
How to Simulate Venetian Blinds Lighting Using Photoshop
When you’re having a romantic dinner you light it with candles and not a bright reflector, right? That’s because light contributes to forming an atmosphere. When you’re making a photograph, measuring the right exposure is not the only thing that … Continue reading
How to Add or Remove a Vignette Using Lightroom
You have likely seen photos on the internet which are well-exposed at the center, but the brightness starts reducing towards the edges. If you are not familiar with the name of this effect, it is called an edge vignette or … Continue reading
How to Make Fake Shallow Depth of Field Using Photoshop
Do you see your photo and wish the subject stood out a bit more? Does your photo look somewhat flat? Or maybe the background has people or objects that are unappealing? All of these can be fixed with one simple … Continue reading
Using Natural Light in Landscape Photography
Related reminder: deal ending soon on The Fundamental Photo Lighting Guide at 70% Off Along with composition, the quality of light is perhaps the most important factor affecting the success of a landscape photograph. Whilst composition can be completely controlled, … Continue reading
6 Effective Setups for Portraits Using Reflectors
Do you think that reflectors are useful, but just for reflecting light in one way? Reflectors are actually versatile pieces of kit and can be used in several ways to create different looks. Aaron Nace from Phlearn shows us how … Continue reading